CottageLife

2009 Seminar Schedule & Special Events

More than just exhibits, this show features dozens of events, seminars, demonstrations, and presentations - all designed to enhance your time at the cottage any time of year. Plan a reno, learn about winter cottaging, play a game of crokinole or croquet, find out how to go green at the cottage, and enjoy some treats in the Tastes of Cottage Country.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Time Event(Click to view details)
 11:00 AM Fun for All Ages! Board Games, Puzzles & More! - ALL DAY
 11:30 AM How to Solder a Copper Pipe: Hands-on Demo
 11:30 AM Wood Burning Stoves - Safety for Installation & Use - presented by R. Robertson Insurance Brokers Ltd. & Aviva Elite
 11:45 AM Jerusalem Artichoke Purée with Roasted Garlic: Cooking Demo & Sampling - Tony Armstrong, Cottage Life Recipe Developer
 12:30 PM Septic Smarts: New Cottage? New Septic! Care & Maintenance - Rob Davis, EcoEthic Inc.
 12:30 PM Top Tips for Buying a Used Snowmobile - Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs
 12:30 PM Tool Talk! Table & Mitre Saw Basics
 12:45 PM Pork Tenderloin with Balsamic Glaze: Cooking Demo & Wine Pairing - Tony Armstrong, Cottage Life Recipe Developer, with Sawmill Creek
 1:15 PM How to Layout a Stair Stringer: Hands-on Demo
 1:30 PM Innovations in Greenovations! What's New in Eco-Friendly Products & Technology - Leslie Garrett, Author of The Virtuous Consumer
 1:30 PM The World of Bats & Where they Winter - Bill Bat Boy
 1:45 PM Delicious Dishes: Cooking Demo & Sampling with Oliver & Bonacini Café Grill Blue Mountain and Grolsch Premium Lager
 2:30 PM Meet Leslie Garret, Green Living Expert & Author of The Virtuous Consumer - Book Signing
 2:30 PM Survival for Winter Cottagers: Managing Emergencies on the Road, Outdoors & at the Cottage - David Arama, WSC Survival School
 2:30 PM Saving & Success Strategies for First Time Cottage Buyers - Brian Fitzsimons, Investment Planning Counsel
 2:45 PM Tool Talk! Making Solid Wood Joints
 2:45 PM Thai Chicken and Tomato Stew - Tony Armstrong, Cottage Life Recipe Developer
 3:30 PM Deck Essentials: Tools, Techniques, & Materials
 3:30 PM The Iceman Cometh: Cold Water Survival Demo - John Blaicher, OFSC
 3:30 PM Weathering the Storm: Tips for Being Prepared in an Emergency - Ontario Emergency Management
 3:45 PM Jerusalem Artichoke Purée with Roasted Garlic: Cooking Demo & Sampling - Tony Armstrong, Cottage Life Recipe Developer
 4:30 PM Septic Smarts Best Practices: Keeping Your Septic Happy & Healthy - Rob Davis, EcoEthic Inc.
 4:30 PM Wildlife -Proofing Your Cottage - OSPCA Wildlife Centre
 4:45 PM Honey Mustard Grilled Salmon: Cooking Demo & Wine Pairing - Tony Armstrong, Cottage Life Recipe Developer, with Sawmill Creek
 5:30 PM Accessibility First: How to Ensure That Your Cottage is Accessible for ALL - Accessibility First Planning & Design Ltd.
 5:30 PM How to Solder a Copper Pipe: Hands-on Demo
 5:30 PM Survival for Winter Cottagers: Managing Emergencies on the Road, Outdoors & at the Cottage - David Arama, WSC Survival School
 5:45 PM Delicious Dishes: Cooking Demo & Sampling with Oliver & Bonacini Café Grill Blue Mountain and Grolsch Premium Lager
 6:30 PM Innovations in Greenovations! What's New in Eco-Friendly Products & Technology - Leslie Garrett, Author of The Virtuous Consumer
 6:30 PM Snowmobile Trails in Ontatio Cottage Country - Use & Safety Tips - Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Time Event(Click to view details)
 10:00 AM Fun for All Ages! Board Games, Puzzles & More! - ALL DAY
 10:30 AM Accessibility First: How to Ensure That Your Cottage is Accessible for ALL - Accessibility First Planning & Design Ltd.
 10:30 AM Deck Essentials: Tools, Techniques, & Materials
 10:30 AM Top Tips for Buying a Used Snowmobile - Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs
 11:15 AM Honey Mustard Grilled Salmon: Cooking Demo & Wine Pairing - Tony Armstrong, Cottage Life Recipe Developer, with Sawmill Creek
 11:30 AM The World of Bats & Where they Winter - Bill Bat Boy
 11:30 AM Weathering the Storm: Tips for Being Prepared in an Emergency - Ontario Emergency Management
 12:00 PM Tool Talk! Making Solid Wood Joints
 12:15 PM Delicious Dishes: Cooking Demo & Sampling with Oliver & Bonacini Café Grill Blue Mountain and Grolsch Premium Lager
 12:30 PM Saving & Success Strategies for First Time Cottage Buyers - Brian Fitzsimons, Investment Planning Counsel
 12:30 PM The Iceman Cometh: Cold Water Survival Demo - John Blaicher, OFSC
 1:15 PM Sweet Potato Latkes with Caramelized Onions and Crumbled Stilton – from All the Best Recipes, by Cottage Life's Jane Rodmell
 1:15 PM How to Solder a Copper Pipe: Hands-on Demo
 1:30 PM Wood Burning Stoves - Safety for Installation & Use - presented by R. Robertson Insurance Brokers Ltd. & Aviva Elite
 1:30 PM Survival for Winter Cottagers: Managing Emergencies on the Road, Outdoors & at the Cottage - David Arama, WSC Survival School
 2:15 PM Meet Cottage Life's Jane Rodmell, Author of New Cookbook, All the Best Recipes - Book Signing
 2:15 PM Thai Chicken and Tomato Stew - Tony Armstrong, Cottage Life Recipe Developer
 2:15 PM Meet Leslie Garret, Green Living Expert & Author of The Virtuous Consumer - Book Signing
 2:15 PM Tool Talk! Table & Mitre Saw Basics
 2:30 PM Septic Smarts Best Practices: Keeping Your Septic Happy & Healthy - Rob Davis, EcoEthic Inc.
 2:30 PM Wildlife -Proofing Your Cottage - OSPCA Wildlife Centre
 3:00 PM How to Layout a Stair Stringer: Hands-on Demo
 3:15 PM Gifts from the Cottage Cook: Fishy Cookies to Hang on the Tree – Cottage Life's Jane Rodmell
 3:30 PM Innovations in Greenovations! What's New in Eco-Friendly Products & Technology - Leslie Garrett, Author of The Virtuous Consumer
 3:30 PM Snowmobile Trails in Ontatio Cottage Country - Use & Safety Tips - Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs
 4:15 PM Pork Tenderloin with Balsamic Glaze: Cooking Demo & Wine Pairing - Tony Armstrong, Cottage Life Recipe Developer, with Sawmill Creek
 4:15 PM Meet Cottage Life's Jane Rodmell, Author of New Cookbook, All the Best Recipes - Book Signing
 4:15 PM Tool Talk! Making Solid Wood Joints
 4:30 PM Septic Smarts: New Cottage? New Septic! Care & Maintenance - Rob Davis, EcoEthic Inc.
 4:30 PM Survival for Winter Cottagers: Managing Emergencies on the Road, Outdoors & at the Cottage - David Arama, WSC Survival School
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Time Event(Click to view details)
 10:00 AM Fun for All Ages! Board Games, Puzzles & More! - ALL DAY
 10:30 AM Tool Talk! Table & Mitre Saw Basics
 10:30 AM The World of Bats & Where they Winter - Bill Bat Boy
 10:30 AM Septic Smarts Best Practices: Keeping Your Septic Happy & Healthy - Rob Davis, EcoEthic Inc.
 10:45 AM Gifts from the Cottage Cook: Fishy Cookies to Hang on the Tree – Cottage Life's Jane Rodmell
 11:15 AM How to Layout a Stair Stringer: Hands-on Demo
 11:30 AM Top Tips for Buying a Used Snowmobile - Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs
 11:30 AM Wood Burning Stoves - Safety for Installation & Use - presented by R. Robertson Insurance Brokers Ltd. & Aviva Elite
 11:45 AM Meet Cottage Life's Jane Rodmell, Author of New Cookbook, All the Best Recipes - Book Signing
 12:30 PM Wildlife -Proofing Your Cottage - OSPCA Wildlife Centre
 12:30 PM Accessibility First: How to Ensure That Your Cottage is Accessible for ALL - Accessibility First Planning & Design Ltd.
 12:45 PM Sweet Potato Latkes with Caramelized Onions and Crumbled Stilton – from All the Best Recipes, by Cottage Life's Jane Rodmell
 1:15 PM Deck Essentials: Tools, Techniques, & Materials
 1:30 PM Septic Smarts: New Cottage? New Septic! Care & Maintenance - Rob Davis, EcoEthic Inc.
 1:30 PM Survival for Winter Cottagers: Managing Emergencies on the Road, Outdoors & at the Cottage - David Arama, WSC Survival School
 1:45 PM Delicious Dishes: Cooking Demo & Sampling with Oliver & Bonacini Café Grill Blue Mountain and Grolsch Premium Lager
 1:45 PM Meet Cottage Life's Jane Rodmell, Author of New Cookbook, All the Best Recipes - Book Signing
 2:30 PM The Iceman Cometh: Cold Water Survival Demo - John Blaicher, OFSC
 2:30 PM Saving & Success Strategies for First Time Cottage Buyers - Brian Fitzsimons, Investment Planning Counsel
 2:45 PM Tool Talk! Making Solid Wood Joints
 2:45 PM Honey Mustard Grilled Salmon: Cooking Demo & Wine Pairing - Tony Armstrong, Cottage Life Recipe Developer, with Sawmill Creek
 3:15 PM How to Solder a Copper Pipe: Hands-on Demo
 3:30 PM Snowmobile Trails in Ontatio Cottage Country - Use & Safety Tips - Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs
 3:30 PM Weathering the Storm: Tips for Being Prepared in an Emergency - Ontario Emergency Management
 3:45 PM Delicious Dishes: Cooking Demo & Sampling with Oliver & Bonacini Café Grill Blue Mountain and Grolsch Premium Lager
 4:30 PM Meet Leslie Garret, Green Living Expert & Author of The Virtuous Consumer - Book Signing
 11:45 PM Pork Tenderloin with Balsamic Glaze: Cooking Demo & Wine Pairing - Tony Armstrong, Cottage Life Recipe Developer, with Sawmill Creek

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